Jammu, June 17

The Army today paid tributes to Naik Bakhtawar Singh, who laid down his life while responding valiantly to unprovoked firing by Pakistan in the Nowshera sector on Friday.At a wreath-laying ceremony in Rajouri today, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Ace of Spades Division Maj Gen S Dayal laid a wreath on behalf of the GOC, White Knight Corps (16 Corps) Lt Gen AK Sharma and Northern Command chief Lt Gen D Anbu.The mortal remains of the soldier were airlifted to his native Hajipurin village in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab for last rites. Naik Bakhtawar Singh is survived by his wife Jasbir Kaur and three children. — TNS